Plant potting system

Abstract

A plant potting system providing a pot to facilitate rapid and safe transplants of plants to a layer pot. The system includes a pot and liner rotatable with respect to each other, both the pot and liner have apertures formed therein in opposition when the pot and liner are in one position, and in alignment when they are in a second position rotated with respect to the first position to permit the plant roots to extend therethrough.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A plant potting system comprising a pot having a plurality of apertures in the sides and bottom thereof and a liner having a plurality of apertures in the sides and bottom thereof, said liner being rotatably secured to said pot, said pot side apertures and said liner side apertures being so situated as to be in non-communicating opposition when said pot and said liner are in one angular position relative to each other, and in communicating alignment when said liner and said pot is in a second angular position relative to each other, said pot bottom apertures and said liner bottom apertures being in communicating alignment in both said first position and said second position. 
     
     
       2. A system as defined in claim 1 further comprising means for rotatably securing said liner to said pot. 
     
     
       3. A system as defined in claim 2 wherein said securing means comprises a stud projecting from the center of the bottom of said pot through an aperture in the bottom of said liner and retaining means affixed to said stud preventing said liner from being removed from said stud. 
     
     
       4. A method of transplanting a plant comprising the steps of: (i) providing the plant with a first pot and liner therefor, said liner being rotatable in said pot, said pot and liner both having a plurality of apertures in the sides and bottom thereof, said pot side apertures being so situated as to be in non-communicating opposition with said liner side apertures when said pot and said liner are in one angular position relative to each other, and in communicating alignment when said pot and said liner are in a second angular position relative to each other, said pot bottom aperture and said liner bottom apertures being in communicating alignment in both said first position and said second position, said pot and liner initially being in said first angular position;   (ii) providing a second pot for receiving said first pot;   (iii) rotating said first pot and liner to said second angular position to bring said respective side apertures into communicating alignment;   (iv) inserting said first pot into said second pot; and   (v) filling said second pot with soil.